-0
I am tempted to vote -1 based on DERBY-5430. The 10.8.2 release
candidates produce a deadlock in NsTest. That deadlock was not seen in
10.8.1 or earlier releases.
However, I do not have any confidence in NsTest as a release barrier.
This test suffers from a number of defects which severely cripple its
usefulness:
1) No-one seems to understand this test.
2) The test is not being run in its preferred configuration. The "Ns" in
NsTest means "Network Server" I think, but as far as I can see the test
is only being run embedded.
3) The test produces reams of errors. I don't think we know how to
strain signal out of this noise. The sheer volume of errors suggests
that the test is badly written and that it does not model a sensible
workload.
4) The person who runs this test (Myrna) has lost confidence in its
ability to disclose regressions, as evidenced by the downgrading of the
urgency of DERBY-5430.
I do not think that we should use NsTest as a release barrier again
until we address its defects.
Thanks,
-Rick
